Day 9

Hi Everyone,

More Great News!!!!  Today, TOM (The Old Man) graduated from ICU and into "general population."  Now he just needs to kill someone to get respect.  :-)

He has a private room and is currently watching a baseball game.  He is in much better spirits!  He has a wireless heart rate monitor and the IV drip thing is on a pole on wheels with battery backup, so we unplugged the machine and he took a lap around the hallway in the wheelchair!  He is so stoked to be "out of jail."  Once his stomach issue is done, they'll move him to a rehab facility - most likely before the end of the week.  Yay!!!!  His vitals are all still stable, and I think he's going to have a speedy recovery.  The only issue I can see is that he's going to want to rush through the physical and occupational therapy, which will actually end up setting him back.  So we will need to constantly remind him to take it easy and trust/listen to the therapists he's working with.  He should be able to start drinking water soon then he'll graduate to solid foods by the end of the week possibly?  

Thanks again, everyone, for your continued support!!!  I've attached a picture I took with my laptop a few minutes ago - just look at that happy mug!!

~The Dymond Family